SOLD: Red Dot rusticated straight billiard

THIS PIPE HAS BEEN SOLD. IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

I've been going through pipes that I cleaned up a long time ago but never got around to putting on eBay. Most of them are not in the best of shape, anyway. This one is the best of the bunch, so it gets its own post.

The nomenclature is "RED DOT" over "IMPORTED BRIAR" on the left shank. It's about 5 1/2 inches long, with a bowl width of a little over 3/4 inch and a bowl depth of about 1 1/2 inches.

The bowl and shank are all rusticated. The rim is not nicked. Those are part of the rusticated finish.

This is a screw-stem pipe without any kind of condenser ball. The bit is in excellent conditon and has no tooth marks. All in all, this pipe is in great shape for an estate pipe. I just wish I had more information on the maker.

This one is for sale, $5 plus shipping. Leave a comment or email me at alandp (at) blazeisp (dot) com if you're interested.

SOLD: TED'S 357 prince

THIS PIPE HAS BEEN SOLD. IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

This one has been sitting in my "work-on" box since I took a break from refurbishing a few years ago. I always thought that when I started again, this would be the first pipe I would work on because it was in such good shape and should be easy to clean up. And it was.

Nomenclature:

Left -- "TED'S" on the shank, "T" on the stem.
Right -- "LONDON ENGLAND" over "357" on the shank.

Dimensions:

Overall length -- about 6 inches.
Bowl opening -- about 7/8 inch.
Bowl depth -- about 1 1/4 inches.

Light scuffing on the bit, light char on back rim, some fills.

I haven't been able to find out anything about Ted's pipes. It's possible that the Ted might just be the name of the shop where the pipe was originally sold. The 357, which appears to be a shape number, makes me think Ted might be the pipe maker.

I sampled this pipe with Cornell & Diehl's Bayou Morning, a light Virginia/Perique blend. I usually favor heavier flavors but I'm using this one to help prevent seasoning and biasing the pipe toward a particular flavor. It smokes just as cool and smooth as any pipe should and the elegant prince shape really appeals to me. I have no other prince in my collection, but I'm clearing out room and mostly focusing on collecting Kaywoodies, so this one is up for sale or trade.

This pipe will be throughly re-cleaned and sanitized before being sold. It will be ready to smoke when you receive it. More pictures at higher resolution are available upon request.

Five dollars (plus a couple for shipping) and it's yours. Or if you have a Kaywoodie that's in decent shape, furnish me with pictures and some info and I'll consider trading. Leave a comment or email me at alandp (at) blazeisp (dot) com. Pipe tool not included.